Half to george seyller



(No Model.)

W. D. SMITH;

PAPER BAG.

Patented Jan. 18,1891.

Walton w h n4: uonms FETERS co., VNOYO-UTNO- WAsMlNcncN, n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WALTON DUANE SMITH, OF PROPI-IETSTOVVN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- AHALF TO GEORGE SEYLLER, OF SAME PLACE.

PAPER BAG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Extent No. 444,527, dated January13, 1891.

Application filed March 8, 1890- Seriel No. 343,161. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WALTON DUANE SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Prophetstown, in the county of Whiteside and State ofIllinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Paper Bags, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in paper bags. I

to The object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive andhandy receptacle designed for the conveyance of a number of smallpackages, and to avoid the inconvenience of carrying a number of smallarticles not bound together.

A further object of the invention is to provide a receptacle adapted tobe readily carried and capable of being quickly fastened and unfastenedto permit an article to be placed in it or removed therefrom.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination andarrangement of parts, hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, and pointed 2 5 out in the claims heretoappended.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bag constructed inaccordance with the invention and shown fastened. Fig. 2 is a similarview, the bag being opened. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views of thestrips, showing the manner of attaching the handle, the hooks, and thecord for engaging the hooks. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of one ofthe strips, showing one of the hooks.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates a bag of paper or similarmaterial, and provided at its upper edges and on opposite sides of itsmouth with strips 2 and 3, of wood or some light material, and thestrips 2 and 3 are se- 4 cured in loops 4, constructed by folding theopposite sides of the bag upon themselves and pasting the partstogether, and the paper is preferably pasted to the strip to secure thelatter in 'place. The strips 2 and 3 afford means for securing thehandle 5, by which the bag is carried, and hooks 6 for fastening thebag. The handle 5 consists of a cylindrical bar 7, that is secured tothe strip 3 by wires 8, that have one end fastened in a perfo- 5o rationof the strip and the other end secured 'folded portion of the bag.

to the bar, preferably in an annular groove thereof by means of a loop9, or, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings, each end of thehandle is preferablyprovided with a wire that is doubled to form theloop 9, and then twisted to provide a somewhat stiff connec tion betweenthe bar and the strip, and the twisted ends of the wire are passedthrough a perforation in the strip and secured bybending against thestrip. The other strip 2 is provided with the hooks G,that areconstructed of wire and are formed by passing the same through aperforation in the strip and bending it across or against the outerface, and the hooks, like the wires 8, are preferably constructed oftwisted wire and are designed to be engaged by the ends of a string orcord 10, that is secured to the strip 3 by arranging it over the wires 8at their point of attachment to the strip and passing the ends under thestrip and through perforations of the The cord is arranged between thepasted portion of the bag and the strip, and the paste will prevent thecord slipping. The ends of the cord hang upon the outside of the bag andare designed to be tied to their respective hooks to fasten the stripstogether and close the mouth of the bag.

It will readily be seen that the handle, the strips, and the means forfastening the strips together are readily attached to the ordinary paperbag, and the latter is converted into a convenient receptacle forcarrying a number of small packages, and avoids the annoyances attendantupon carrying a number of small articles not bound together. The bag isalso advantageousfor carrying lunches and for use at picnics andexcursions, as it enables its contents to be readily examined and can be0 fastened in a few minutes without the inconvenience of wrapping andtying.

The bags can be constructed of various sizes and can be advantageouslyused for carrying confectionary, laundry, or similar articles. 5

From the foregoing description and the accompanying drawings theconstruction, operation, and advantages of the invention will readily beseen, and I desire it to be understood that I do notlimit myself to theprecise ICO details of construction herein shown and described, as I maywithout (fleparting from the spirit of the invention make minor changestherein, such as providing hooks for both strips, and this constructionis preferable for large bags where the hooks should be near the ends ofthe strips, and the fastening strings are secured to the hooks of one ofthe strips.

Having thus described my in ventiomwhat I claim is 1. A bag providedwith the strips 2 and 3, arranged upon opposite sides of its mouth, thehandle secured to one of the strips, the hooks arranged upon the otherstrip, and the cord secured to the strip having the handle and adaptedto he engaged by the hooks, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the bag the strip 3, secured upon one side of itsmouth, the handle comprising the bar? and the wire secured to the end ofthe bar and to the strip 3, the cord fastened to the strip and havingits ends arranged upon the outside of the bag, and the strip 2, securedto the other side of the mouth and provided with hooks (3, adapted toreceive the string, substantially as described.

3. The comhimttidn ot' the bag having its opposite sides folded uponthemselves and providing loops, the strips 2 and 3, arranged within theloops, the handle-bar 7, the wires 8, doubled to provide loops 9 toengage said bar, said wires being twisted and having their ends passedthrough perforations in the strip 3, the hooks (3, constructed of wireand arranged upon the strip 2, and the cord secured to the strip 3 anddesigned to engage the hooks, substantially as described.

4-. A paper bag provided with the flat strips 2 3, arranged uponopposite sides of its mouth, the handle composed of the rod 7 and thewires 8, which are secured to one of the strips, and tying devicesattached to the strips so as to cause the two strips to beheld flatagainst each other with the handle rising between the strips, as setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTON DUANE SMITH.

Witnesses:

ALLEN S. GREENE, JOHN J. GREENE.

